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PRUNUS SERRULA 
This “cherry” does not deserve a place in the garden for its flowers, 
but it should surely be seen more often on account of its beautiful peeling 
bark, the colour and texture of brown satin. A carefully placed specimen 
will prove to be a focal point in a winter garden and a wonderful foil for 
colour in a summer one. See page 34. 
FRAXINUS ORNUS 
It is still quite uncommon, but it is well worth a place as a specimen 
tree. In leaf and growth much like the common ash, it yields large flossy 
panicles of white blossoms which are deliciously fragrant. See page 15. 
Azaleas will grow in full sun or in shade. In the sun you will have 
brighter colors and growth will be shorter. We prefer a little shade if con- 
venient. The small pot-grown plants should be planted about ten or twelve 
inches apart in a prepared bed consisting of about equal parts of good acid 
soil and peat moss or rotten leaf-mold, with about one-half shade. 
Azaleas like acid soil with plenty of peat moss or leaf-mold in it. As a 
fertilizer rotten cow manure, cotton-seed meal and tankage are good. Use 
this in early spring and keep well mulched with peat moss or leaf-mold and 
keep the plants well watered during dry weather. 
For scale and red spider use Malathion. 
If your soil is not acid enough we suggest you use Aluminum Sulphate 
or Sulphur. 
